Ukraine denies involvement as second suspect in 2022 Nord Stream sabotage is detained in Croatia

A Ukrainian citizen identified as Vladimir Z, also known as Volodymyr Zhuravlyov, was taken into pre‑trial custody in Pula, Croatia, after a European arrest warrant was executed. German prosecutors allege he is a trained scuba diver who helped place explosives on the Nord Stream pipelines, and they are seeking his extradition to Germany, a process that could be lengthy. The arrest follows the earlier capture of another Ukrainian suspect, Serhii K, in Italy. At a summit in Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine had no role, not even in planning, the 2022 pipeline sabotage.